Nursing research output in indexed scientific journals: an integrative review
Producción investigativa de enfermería en las publicaciones científicas: una revisión integrativaArticle Sidebar
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Nursing research constitutes a strategic pillar for disciplinary development, care improvement, and health systems transformation. Objective: To characterize nursing scientific production in publications from journals indexed in scientific databases. Method: Descriptive integrative review including 3,798 publications from 2016-2020, identified in EBSCO, LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO, Scopus, ClinicalKey and ScienceDirect databases, using DeCS/MeSH descriptors "Research" and "Nursing". Results: Methodological approaches were qualitative (48.07%), quantitative (39.65%) and mixed methods (6.55%). Countries with highest production: Brazil (31.62%), United States (27.08%) and United Kingdom (18.33%). Topics were grouped into nine categories: clinical care and innovation; education, ethics and communication; life cycle; policies, management and advanced practice; public and community health; mental health; occupational and environmental health; home care; and others. Conclusion: Nursing scientific production shows increasing methodological and thematic diversification, strengthening the disciplinary body and promoting evidence-based practice. Consolidation requires institutional policies, curricular integration and doctoral training with ethical approach and social relevance.
La investigación en enfermería constituye un pilar estratégico para el desarrollo disciplinar, mejora del cuidado y transformación de los sistemas de salud. Objetivo: Caracterizar la producción científica de enfermería en publicaciones de revistas indexadas en bases de datos científicas. Método: Revisión integrativa descriptiva que incluyó 3.798 publicaciones del período 2016-2020, identificadas en bases EBSCO, LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO, Scopus, ClinicalKey y ScienceDirect, utilizando descriptores DeCS/MeSH "Investigación" y "Enfermería". Resultados: Los enfoques metodológicos fueron cualitativos (48,07%), cuantitativos (39,65%) y mixtos (6,55%). Los países con mayor producción: Brasil (31,62%), Estados Unidos (27,08%) y Reino Unido (18,33%). Las temáticas se agruparon en nueve categorías: cuidado e innovación clínica; educación, ética y comunicación; ciclo vital; políticas, gestión y práctica avanzada; salud pública y comunitaria; salud mental; salud laboral y ambiental; cuidados domiciliarios; y otros. Conclusión: La producción científica en enfermería muestra creciente diversificación metodológica y temática, fortaleciendo el cuerpo disciplinar y promoviendo práctica basada en evidencia. Su consolidación requiere políticas institucionales, integración curricular y formación doctoral con enfoque ético y pertinencia social.
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